+1 for having an excuse to buy a sliding, compound miter saw
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tegbainsJun 24 '12 at 5:34

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A pencil is pretty small, I'd definitely upgrade the miter saw to include the laser guides.
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DA01Jun 25 '12 at 16:55

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These are all good answers. I chose to take a different approach, however, and have managed to train a beaver to do all my pencil sharpening for me. Alas, I found out beavers like to chew things and now have to order pencils by the case on an almost daily basis to keep him busy.
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DA01Jun 25 '12 at 16:56

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I took that advice, and went out and bought a beaver. Sadly, the beaver soon got bored with pencils. Then he started "sharpening" the legs on our chairs, all the trees around our house, the posts for our deck, even a neighbors wooden leg. Does anyone know where I can find a mountain lion so I can get rid of the beaver?
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user558Jun 25 '12 at 17:34

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I have a 24 pound cat with an attitude if you can't find a lion. She (Rosie) rents out at reasonable rates.
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shirlock homesJun 26 '12 at 10:52

I sharpen mine with a pocket knife. I leave about 1/4" of lead showing, then I bevel the tip of the lead to a chisel point, that way I can get a clean crisp line. You can use sandpaper to get a chisel point, but I just use my knife most of the time.